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Biotechnology for sustainable agriculture : emerging approaches and strategies / edited by Ram Lakhan Singh, Sukanta Mondal

Published
Duxford, United Kingdom : Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Physical Description
xxi, 424 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Singh, Ram Lakhan and Mondal, Sukanta

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Sukanta Mondal -- Biotechnology -- Sustainable Agriculture -- Application of Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture -- Genetically Modified Foods -- Biotechnology for Sustainable Livestock Production -- Biotechnologies for Gut Microorganism -- Use of Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture -- Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Livestock Production -- Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture -- Biosafety Aspects -- Genetic Engineering and Public Perception -- References -- 2.Biotechnological Tools to Enhance Sustainable Production / Ram Lakhan Singh -- Introduction -- Need for Biotechnological Tools for Sustainable Agricultural Production -- Biotechnological Tools for Crop Improvement -- Plant Breeding and Marker-Assisted Selection -- Plant Tissue Culture and Micropropagation -- Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Crops -- Molecular Pharming -- Biofertilizers -- Biopesticides -- Types of Biopesticides -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Baculovirus -- Plant-Derived Insecticides -- Neem -- Biochemical Pesticides -- Biotechnological Tools for Livestock Improvement -- Marker-Assisted Selection -- Reproductive Technologies -- Genetic Engineering and GM Animals -- Molecular Diagnostic Tools and Animal Health -- Vaccine Technology -- Biotechnological Tools for Industrial Application -- Protein Engineering (PE) -- Metabolic Engineering (ME) -- Conclusion -- References -- 3.Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security / Bhadvelu Chandrasekhar -- Introduction -- Transfer of Technologies -- Information Support -- Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture -- Benefits of Soil Organic Matter -- Food Security and Climate Change -- Four Dimensions of Food Security -- The Duration of Food Insecurity -- Foodshed -- The Footprint of Food: The "Foodprint" -- Metropolitan AgriFood System -- The Need to Improve Food Safety and to Implement Quality Assurance -- The "Preharvest" Food Safety and Quality Approach -- Improving Nutrition Outcome Requires More Than Food -- The Most Vulnerability From an Under Nutrition Perspective -- The Intractable, Equity Debate on Sustainable Diets -- Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation -- Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and Choices for Global Sustainability -- Conclusion -- References -- 4.Plant Biotechnology and Crop Improvement / Debabrata Sarkar -- Introduction -- Boosting Sustainable Crop Production Through Biotechnological Approaches -- Enhancing Productivity Through Genetically Modified Crops -- Molecular Plant Breeding and Genomics-Assisted Crop Improvement -- Biotechnology for Improving Nutritional Quality: Transgenic Plants for Better Human Health -- Golden Rice -- Biofortification of Iron in Rice -- Quality Protein Maize -- Modification of Edible Oil Quality -- Genome Editing for Crop Improvement -- Zinc Finger Nucleases as First Molecular Scissors -- TALEN: More Efficient Molecular Scissor -- CRISPR/Cas9: The Most Efficient Scissor -- Molecular Pharming for Metabolite Production in Plants -- Therapeutic, Nutritional, and Other Industrial Protein Production in Plant -- Secondary Metabolite Production by Single Cell Culture -- Future Outlook -- References -- Further Reading -- 5.Transgenic Animal Production / Louis-Marie Houdebine -- Introduction -- Techniques for Animal Genetic Modifications -- Mechanisms of Random Gene Integration -- Mechanisms of Targeted Gene Integration -- Methods for Gene Transfer -- DNA Transfer Into Embryos -- DNA Transfer Into Intermediate Cells -- Gene Construction -- Nucleotidic Composition of the Vectors -- Addition of Insulators -- Optimization of the Transcribed Region -- Coexpression of Two Cistrons From the Same Vector -- Gene Inactivation -- Control of Transgenes by Exogenous Inducers -- Gene Deletion -- Use of Transgenic Animals -- Basic and Medical Research -- Adaptation of Pig Organs for Transplantation to Humans -- Production of Pharmaceutical Proteins by Transgenic Animals -- Improvement of Animal Production -- Acceptability of Transgenic Animals -- Perspectives -- References -- 6.Microbial Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture / Rajat P. Singh -- Introduction -- The Microbiome -- Potential Significance of Beneficial Microbes in Sustainable Agriculture -- Plant--Microbe Interactions -- Types of Root-Associated Microorganisms -- Plant-Associated Microbiome -- Beneficial Rhizosphere Microorganisms -- Mechanism of Action of PGPR in Rhizosphere Region -- Application of High-Quality Microbial Inoculants -- Seed Treatments for Sustainable Agriculture -- Encourage Beneficial Microbe Establishment at Rhizosphere -- Beneficial Microbes in Agriculture Under Changing-Climatic Scenario -- Biofertilizers -- Biopesticides -- Role of Biotechnology for a Sustainable and Safe Global Agriculture -- Probiotics -- Genetically Engineered Crops: Contribution to Sustainable Agricultural Systems -- Genetically Engineered Crops -- Sustained Agriculture Through Agroecosystem -- Conclusion -- References -- 7.Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security / Shikha -- Introduction -- Effect of Climate Change on Agriculture and Soil Properties -- Shift in Climatic and Agriculture Zones -- Impact on Agriculture Soil -- Effect of Climate Change on Factors Influencing Agriculture -- Temperature -- Precipitation -- Changes in Atmospheric CO2 -- Extreme Events -- Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture -- Impact on Crops -- Impact on Fisheries -- Impact on Livestock -- Effect of Increment of CO2 and Temperature on Crops -- Crop Responses to CO2 -- Effect of CO2 Increase Along With an Increase in Temperature -- Effect of Farming on Climate Change -- Adaptation Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change Impact on Agriculture -- Adaptation Strategies at Farm Level -- Adaptation Strategies at Sectorial Level -- Climate Change and Food Security -- Food Security Risks Are Basically Local and National -- Vulnerable People at Risk -- Impacts of Climate Change on Different Dimensions of Food Security -- Policies for Improved Food Security -- Strategies to Mitigate Impact of Climate Change in Agriculture and Food Security -- Conclusion -- References -- 8.Impact of Climate Change on Livestock Production / Ippala J. Reddy -- Introduction -- Measurement of Heat Stress Level -- Climate Change Impact on Growth -- Effect of Heat Stress on Milk Production -- Effect of Heat Stress on Estrus and Estrous Cycle -- Impact of Heat Stress on Oocyte Maturation -- Impact of Heat Stress on Embryo Development -- Strategies for Mitigation -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further Reading -- 9.Impact of Climate Change on Fisheries / Adnan Amin -- Introduction -- Effect of Climate Change -- Global Warming -- Natural Processes Affecting the Earth's Temperature -- Greenhouse Effect -- Melting of Sea and Continent Glaciers -- Rise in the Sea Level -- Degradation in the Coastal Ecosystem -- Change in Currents -- Increase in the Distribution Areas of Vectors -- Increase in the Extinction of Species -- Impact of Global Warming on Aquatic Organisms -- Plankton -- Crustaceans -- Coral Reefs -- Fish -- Changes in Natural Habitats and Food Supply -- Photosynthesis -- Yearly Growth Cycles -- Migration -- Changing Ocean Chemistry/Acidification -- General Acidification -- Acidification Effect on Coral Reefs -- Coral Bleaching -- Holocene Climatic Optimum -- Future Outlook and Human Effects -- Rupture of the Food Chain -- Other Species Affected -- Impact of Climate Change on Marine Fisheries in India -- Changes in Species Composition of Phytoplankton -- Small Pelagics Extend Their Boundaries -- Indian Mackerel Is Getting Deeper -- Spawning: Threadfin Breams Like It Cool -- False Trevally Populations Decline in the Gulf of Mannar -- Footprint of Fishing Operations -- Coral Reefs May Become Remnants -- Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Systems -- Sundarbans -- Climate Change Impacts on Inland Fisheries--The Indian Scenario -- Anticipated Impacts in Next Few Decades -- Adaptation and Mitigation Options -- References -- 10.Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture / Totan Adak -- Nanotechnology: Definition -- Sustainable Agriculture and Nanotechnology -- Application of Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture: Crop, Livestock, and Fisheries -- Applications of Nanotechnology in Sustaining Crop Production -- Nanobiotechnology: Application in Agriculture and Plant Science -- Nanotechnology in Reducing Postharvest Loss -- Livestock and Agricultural Animal Husbandry -- Fishery and Aquaculture -- Biological Waste Management Through Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture -- Concerns About Nanotechnology -- Legal and Regulatory Concerns -- Socioeconomic Concerns -- Toxicological and Environment Safety Concerns -- Future Outlook -- References -- Further Reading -- 11.Biosafety for Sustainable Agriculture / Mahesh Kumar -- Introduction -- Traditional Plant-Breeding Approaches vs Newly Established Transgenic Technology -- Genetically Modified Crops -- Genetically Modified Crops/Transgenic Crops Status -- Environmental Safety and Potential Impacts on Biodiversity -- Gene Flow -- Threat to Super Weed -- Threat to Destroy Genetic Diversity -- Threat to Antibiotic Resistant -- Health Concerns -- Impact on Nontarget Organisms -- Trade Dilemmas -- Consumer Acceptance and Regulatory Uncertainty -- Components Involved in Risk Analysis -- Regulatory Framework -- Biosafety Regulatory System in India -- The Structure and Functioning of the Regulatory Organization -- Bottleneck of Biosafety Issues and Feedback of Biosafety Regulatory Authorities -- Pressure Points for the Biosafety Regulations -- Conclusion -- 12.Genetic Engineering and Public Perception / Monika Asthana -- Introduction -- Animal Genetic Engineering -- Applications -- Ethical Issues and Public Perception -- Ethical Guidelines for Use of Animals in Scientific Research -- Other Ethical Issues -- Human Genetic Engineering -- Applications -- Ethical Issues and Public Perceptions -- and Contents note continued: Social Implications -- Plant Genetic Engineering -- Ethical Issues and Public Perceptions -- Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms -- Ethical Issues and Public Perception -- Perception Overview Theoretical -- Reframing Ethical Issues for Public Policy -- Conclusions and Future Aspects -- References -- 13.The Way Ahead / Mozammel Hoque -- Introduction -- Challenges in Agriculture -- Approaches and Strategies of Sustainable Agriculture -- Soil Management -- Water Conservation -- Methods of Irrigation -- In Situ Water Harvesting Options -- Ex Situ Water Harvesting Options -- Air Quality -- Energy Utilization -- Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture -- Conflicts and Way Out -- Securing Benefits for Developing Countries -- Sustainable Farming Practice -- Sustainable Livestock Operations -- Sustainable Forest Management -- Sustainable Fisheries -- Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agricultural Production -- Social Security -- Food Waste -- Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading.
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ISBN
9780128121603
0128121602
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Don and Marion MacKinnon Library Endowment in Biotechnology; 2017
Endowment Note
Don and Marion MacKinnon Library Endowment in Biotechnology
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